Combined whip-socket and rein-holder.



PATENTED MAY 23, 1905.

' Pfi'AcoBs, COMBINED WHIP SOCKET AND REIN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 19, 1904.

Whine/bows UNITED STATES Patented. May 23, mos.

PATENT OFFICE.

PHILLIP JACOBS OF BONHAM, TEXAS.

COMBINED WHIP-SOCKET AND RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,503, dated May 23, 1905. Application filed October 19, 1904:. Serial No- 229,191.

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I; PHILLIP J AOOBS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bonham, in the county of Fannin and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Combined Whip-Socket and Rein-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

' My invention pertains to combined whipsockets and rein-holders; and it'contemplates the provision of such a device in which the placing of the reins in the holder will automatically lock the whip in the socket, while the removal of the reins will assure the release of the whip and leave the same free for an emergency, and one which is a material simplification of combined whip-sockets and rein-holders extant and embodies no delicate parts such as are likelyto get out of order after a short period of use.

With the foregoing in mind the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure l is a perspective view illustrating the application of the device constituting the present and preferred embodiment of my in Y vention to the dashboard of a vehicle and the use of the said device in holding a whip and reins or driving-lines. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical central section taken through the combined whip-socket and rein-holder, and Fig. 3isatransverse section taken in theplane indicated by the line 3 .3 of Fig. 2 looking downwardly.-

Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings, referring to which i A is the socket of the combined device. The said socket, which may be of light sheetmetal or any other material compatible with the purposes of my invention, is peculiar in that it is provided in its side with an opening a.

B is the rein-holder of the device. This rein-holder B comprises an outer member 6 and an inner member 0. The outer member is preferably of stiff tempered steel and has a lower straight portion d, riveted or otherarise.

wise fixed to the side of the socket below the opening a, an outwardly and upwardly bent intermediate portion a, and an upper free portion f, the upper end of which is flared, as shown, to facilitate the interposition of the reins between the members. The inner member is preferably of light steel, and hence is quite resilient or springy. It is riveted or otherwise connected at its'upper end to the side of the socket A', is bent outwardly adjacent to its lower end, as indicated by g, and is provided at said end with an inwardly-directed portion it, which extends through the opening a in the side of the socket A, and is provlded, by preference, with aconcave 1111161- eud c.

I prefer to employ in the socket A a bowed spring G, Fig. 2, which is disposed diametrically opposite the rein-holder B and has for its purpose to assist in holding a whip in the socket when the reins'are removed from their holder and also when the reins are in the holder. 7

In the practical use of my novel device it will be seen that when a whipv is in the socket A and reins or driving-lines are placed in the holder B, as by a person leaving a vehicle, the inner member 0 of the said holder B will be forcedinwardly, and hence will bind against the whip and lock or secure the same in the socket A and against casual removal or displacement. It will also be seen that when the reins are removed from between the members of the rein-holder the inner member 0 will spring outwardly to its normal position,

thereby leaving the whip free to be removed from the socket A when occasion demands.

From the foregoing it will be gathered that the placing of the reins in the holder B eifects the locking of the whip in the socket, while the removal of the reins is attended by the automatic release of the whip. From this it follows that when the reins are in use the whip is ready for any emergency that may This latter will be appreciated as an important advantage when it is remembered that in those combined whip-sockets and reinholders in which the whip is locked or secured independently of the reins a driver in taking up the reins frequently fails to unlock or release the whip, and hence the whip is not available for use in the event of the animal or animals that are being driven becoming tractious.

It will be understood from the foregoing that my novel combined device is not only automatic and reliable in use, but is simple and inexpensive in construction and well adapted to withstand the usage to which combined whip-sockets and rein-holders are ordinarily subjected.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear, and exact understanding of the said'embodiment. I do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to such specific construction and relative arrangement of parts, as such changes or modifications may be made in practice as fairly-fall within the scope of my invention, as claimed.

Having described my invention, what. I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1'. The combination of a whip-socket having an opening at its side wall, auda rein-holder comprisingan outer member having a lower portion connected to the outer side of the side wall of the socket, below the opening therein, and extending upwardly outside of the socket, and an inner spring member arranged between the outer member and the outer side of the side Wall'ot' the socket, connected to the socket, abovethe opening in the wall thereof, and having an inwardly-directed portion arranged to pass through the said opening in the wall of the socket.

2. The combination of a whip-sockethaving an opening in its side wall, and a rein-holder comprising an outer member having a lower portion fixedly connected to the outer side of the socket below the opening therein, and

also having an outwardly and upwardly extending intermediate portion and an upper free portion, and a spring member arranged between the outer member and the outer side of the socket and fixedly connected to the socket above the opening therein and having an inwardly-directed portion arranged to pass through the said opening in the socket.

3. The combination of a whip-socket having an opening in its side wall, a bowed spring arranged in the socket diametrically opposite the said opening, and a rein-holder comprising an outer member having a lower portion connected to the outer side of the side wall of the socket, below the opening therein, and extending upwardly outside of the socket, and an inner spring member arranged between the outer member and the outer side of the side wall of the socket, connected to the socket, above the opening in the wall thereof, and having an inwardly-directed portion arranged to move inwardly and outwardly in the said openingv in the wall ofthe socket.

In testimony whereof 1 have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PHILLIP JACOBS.

Witnesses:

M. V. GRAY, WILL H. EvANs. 

